Brian Ferneyhough 2: Fourth String Quartet; Kurze Schatten II; Trittico per G.S.; Terrain

by Brian Ferneyhough

Brian Ferneyhough 2: Fourth String Quartet; Kurze Schatten II; Trittico per G.S.; Terrain cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 February 1997
  • Label: Montaigne
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:02:57
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A profound exploration of Brian Ferneyhough's 'New Complexity' movement. The deeply avant-garde classical collection presents incredibly complex, highly dissonant, and heavily atonal acoustic chamber performances that create a distinctly anxious, demanding instrumental experience.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, dissonant, complex, atonal, avant-garde, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Quatuor à cordes No. 4: I. — (3:01)
  2. Quatuor à cordes No. 4: II. — (5:49)
  3. Quatuor à cordes No. 4: III. — (3:23)
  4. Quatuor à cordes No. 4: IV. — (8:53)
  5. Kurze Schatten II pour guitare: I. — (1:59)
  6. Kurze Schatten II pour guitare: II. — (1:10)
  7. Kurze Schatten II pour guitare: III. — (2:03)
  8. Kurze Schatten II pour guitare: IV. — (2:29)
  9. Kurze Schatten II pour guitare: V. — (2:10)
  10. Kurze Schatten II pour guitare: VI. — (2:51)
  11. Kurze Schatten II pour guitare: VII. — (3:12)
  12. Trittico per G. S. pour contrebasse (11:56)
  13. Terrain pour violon et huit instruments (13:56)

Credits

  • Brian Ferneyhough - primary artist
  • Arditti Quartet - primary artist, ensemble
  • Margreet Bongers - bassoon [asko ensemble]
  • Rohan De Saram - cello
  • Peter Eggenhuizen - clarinet [asko ensemble]
  • Jonathan Nott - conductor, conductor [asko ensemble]
  • Jan Harshagen - cor anglais [asko ensemble]
  • Stefano Scodanibbio - double bass

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